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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



JUNB 18, 1908. 



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For Jnne Weddings and Commencements 



^^M^l^S^^ Cattleya MoBsiae, never finer than now. We have this splendid variety in 



quantity. 



K>^ jl»-^g^^ We are the recognized headquarters for Beauties in Philadelphia, and can 



furnish long-stemmed flowers by the hundred. 



WS^m%^%m.w %/^ll^^mz Our specialist will have a large supply of choice stock for the 

 rCHlCy T alley June weddings. 



Sweet Peas 



Outdoor grown, in all the leading colors. 

 OUR SKRVXCK IS unexceixj:d. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Horists 



1209 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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houses on Shunpike road, to be acquired 

 and extensively improved by the com- 

 pany. ^__^_^______^ 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Risine Eastern Market. 



Business is gradually diminishing, with 

 a few good days, and other days that are 

 far from good. There are still a few 

 commencements and some weddings; 

 these, with a few parties and the ordi- 

 nary demands for flowers, sum up our 

 business activity. The supply is notice- 

 ably smaller, especially in carnations, 

 some of the growers having realized that 

 it was not worth while to ship in flowers 

 from played-out plants. The supply of 

 outdoor sweet peas, excepting on the 

 rainy days, is large and they are fine. 

 They can be had in all colors, with excel- 

 lent stems. Prices are receding. Among 

 the roses, Kaiserin is looming up 

 strongly. Beauties are in good supply 

 and of fair quality. Killarney is good 

 but in most cases short in stem. Bride 

 and Maid are deteriorating. 



Cattleyas continue fine and in strong 

 supply. Valley is excellent. Peonies are 

 over, the market being supplied by flow- 

 ers placed in cold storage. A limited 

 number of outdoor flowers, such as py- 

 rethrum, achillea, etc., have made their 

 appearance. Greens are in good demand, 

 especially asparagus, both in bunches 

 and in strings. 



The Graham-Mergenthaler DeaL 



For fully three months the street has 

 been alive with rumors concerning com- 

 binations and deals wherein Wm. Graham 

 and J. Fred Mergenthaler were leading 

 factors. These rumors proved mere phan- 

 toms when traced to their origin. But 

 an arrangement has finally been consum- 

 mated whereby the Graham Floral Co. 

 assumes the management of the store on 

 Germantown avenue, near Chelten ave- 

 nue, leased by F. & H. Mergenthaler, and 

 of the greenhouses and residence on East 

 Washington lane belonging to the same 

 family. Inquiry on East Washington 

 lane elicited the information that the 

 Graham Floral Co. consisted of Wm. Gra- 

 ham, J. A. Burrows and another person 

 of great importance, who, it may be said, 

 bears somewhat the same relation to the 

 Philadelphia Four Hundred that Mr. Mc- 



BELILE FLOWEB SEDS 



Sweet Peas for 

 Forcing 



sow 



To grow flowers for Thanksgiving, 

 in July 



Christmas Flnki(PiDk and White) 



ChrlstnuiB Wbtto (Florence Denzer) 



Price each of above, 25c per oz.; per H-ib., 

 75c: $2.00 per lb. 



Cineraria Seed 



Hi Tr. Pkt. Tr. Pkt. 

 Grandiflora, prize dwarf 



mixed $0.60 $1 .00 



Grandiflora, prize medium 



tall 60 1.00 



Jamea Grant Strain, mixed.. .60 1.00 



Hybrlda, choice mixed 30 .50 



Pansy Seed 



MICHELL'S GIANT EXHIBITION 



ORDERS BOOKED NOW 

 FOR NEW CROP SEEDS. 



A giant strain which we have secured 

 from the leading Pansy Specialists in Ger- 

 many, England and France. For size of 

 bloom, heavy texture and varied shades 

 and colors, with their distinct markings, 

 this strain cannot be excelled. 



Per trade pkt., 60c; per ^ ounce, 75c; 

 per ounce, $5.00. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GRANDIFLORA 



Kermesina, Red trade pkt., 40c 



Rosea, Pink " 80c 



Alba, White " 30c 



Hybrida, Mixed " 80c 



HENRY F. MICHELL COMPANY 



Market Street, above 10th Street, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Allister formerly bore to the 6lite of 

 New York. 



When asked concerning the future of 

 the present Graham companies, David 

 Eust, who is receiver for both companies, 

 said that he was making every effort to 

 wind up their affairs. All the plants 

 belonging to the Hugh Graham Co. at 

 Logan have been sold, excepting a house 

 of orchids. The lease and fixtures of the 

 store at 104 South Thirteenth street, 

 now owned by the Wm. Graham Co., will, 

 Mr. Eust thought, be disposed of before 

 July 1. No statement has been made 

 regarding what the receiver will be able 

 to realize for the creditors; such a state- 

 ment is impossible until liquidation is 

 complete. 



The Profession of Horticulture. 



I am indebted to Alfred Burton for 

 the following interesting newspaper clip- 

 ping. Mr. Burton, who is a graduate of 



State College, believes that a young man 

 whose aim is to make his mark as a flo- 

 rist will greatly benefit by a college 

 course. 



' ' The school of agriculture in the 

 Pennsylvania state college has its catalog 

 for 1908-9 ready for distribution. The 

 work is clearly outlined for all the 

 courses offered. There are seven four 

 years' courses leading to the degree of 

 bachelor of science, offering opportunity 

 to specialize in agricultural chemistry, 

 agronomy, animal husbandry, dairy hus- 

 bandry, forestry, horticulture and plant 

 pathology. Students desiring to enter 

 these courses must satisfy the usual col- 

 lege entrance requirements. The instruc- 

 tion of the first two years is practically 

 identical and the student is not required 

 to make his decision as to his special 

 course until the beginning of his junior 

 year. 



' ' The special course of two years is de- 



